Condition: Very fine Four tiny rim chips and wear to the tip of the
top left edge as if filed down for fitting which
must have been in to furniture as the tile is so
clean and otherwise unworn. Style/technique: Aesthetic print An early and rather chunky tile from Sherwin
& Cotton, super quality and quite heavy
biscuit, super quality printing in a good, solid
black. The design representing the flowering of
the British Isles with a vase giving forth the
floral emblems of England, Scotland and Ireland
the vase itself carrying the national coat of
arms. Designed for display and fixing offset or
diamond-wise although many were not as in the
case of traditional furniture and
fireplaces. When displayed for collectors as an
individual work of art or as a feature tile set
diagonally there is an optical illusion in terms
of size the tile looks larger than six inch
indeed comparable to an eight inch tile square
on. Briefly this is because our eyes scan the
horizontal as the primary dimension, the world
is horizontal, it soon runs out when one looks
up, and our eyes are set side by side rather
than one above the other. With this effect
offset designs can fill more space whether
displayed on a wall or set in to a
splashback. See essentially the same design but treated
in a gothic style here. Verso very clean unmarked save for
registration lozenge mark. The image is full size at 72 dpi (about 430
pixels wide) in maximum quality JPEG format and on
screen is about the size as it would be in real
life at the same distance. A larger 120 dpi image
also in maximum quality JPEG format can be
forwarded by email if required. The image is a little oversize rather than
cropped close to the edges so that the edges can
easily be seen and any chips etc can be quickly
spotted. Other marks described are usually not
visible at all when the tile is viewed straight as
one normally sees it and can only be seen with a
critical eye when the tile is tilted to catch
imperfections in reflected light. For more details
of how we describe marks see Condition.
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